Mexico. In many of the Latin American countries, the end of the year festivities are used to acquire the latest technology equipment for the home, including televisions. Therefore, Cofetel and Profeco made recommendations to buy them taking into account the transition to digital television that is experienced throughout the continent.
The main recommendation made by the two entities is to choose the televisions with the capacity to receive digital signals, in this way it will be avoided that at the time of the analog blackout it is required to acquire a decoder for your new TV.
According to data from Cofetel, in Mexico during 2011 2.9 million televisions were sold, of which approximately 52% had analog technology. For 2012 it is estimated that the consumption of televisions with analog technology can reach the figure of 1.7 million acquired, which represents a considerable amount if it is taken into account that it is a technology that is going to be displaced.
But this is not a situation unique to Mexico. In many countries in the region, governments have not yet regulated or banned the sale of analog TVs, even though the blackout is expected to occur across the region between 2015 and 2021.
This means that retail stores are looking to finish their stocks of analog televisions with discounts and discounts attractive to the consumer and the consumer, without much knowledge about digital television, ends up acquiring equipment that will soon require another investment or change.
